Pomerleau J, Ostbye T
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health.
Can J Public Health. 1997 Sep-Oct;88(5):337-45. doi: 10.1007/BF03403902.
The relationship between place of birth and some health characteristics of the population of Ontario was investigated using data from the 1990 Ontario Health Survey. Adult respondents were categorized according to their region, sub-region, and country of birth. Multiple logistic and linear regression analyses indicated that immigrants were less frequently obese than were Canadian-born respondents (odds ratio [OR] = 0.75, confidence interval [CI] 0.63, 0.90), and Asians particularly so (OR = 0.56, CI 0.34, 0.91). Asians also more often had a low body mass index (OR = 3.40, CI 2.11, 5.50). Immigrants less frequently reported a health problem (OR = 0.74, CI 0.62, 0.88) than did respondents born in Canada, but they perceived their health less positively. Place of birth influences some health characteristics of the Ontario population. The differences observed need to be investigated further to develop health services adapted to the needs of the multi-cultural population of Ontario.
利用1990年安大略省健康调查的数据，对安大略省人口的出生地与一些健康特征之间的关系进行了调查。成年受访者根据其出生地区、次区域和国家进行分类。多项逻辑回归和线性回归分析表明，移民肥胖的频率低于加拿大出生的受访者（优势比[OR]=0.75，置信区间[CI]0.63，0.90），亚洲移民尤其如此（OR=0.56，CI 0.34，0.91）。亚洲人身体质量指数偏低的情况也更为常见（OR=3.40，CI 2.11，5.50）。与加拿大出生的受访者相比，移民报告健康问题的频率较低（OR=0.74，CI 0.62，0.88），但他们对自身健康的看法较为消极。出生地会影响安大略省人口的一些健康特征。需要对观察到的差异进行进一步调查，以开发适应安大略省多元文化人口需求的健康服务。
